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  • Fr. Roderick 9:24 am on April 12, 2012 Permalink | Reply  

    Join the SQPN Divine Mercy Podcast Marathon! 

    Catholic Podcasters Join Forces in Divine Mercy Podcast Marathon for
    New Media Evangelization

    On Saturday, April 14 2012, Catholic podcasters from all over the world will join forces in a 12 hour long podcast marathon to raise money for SQPN’s New Media evangelization efforts.

    The podcast Marathon will begin on Saturday, April 14 at 10 am EST and will end on the eve of Divine Mercy Sunday at 10 pm EST. In addition to streaming video and audio, viewers will be able to chat and interact with the podcasters via a live chatroom.

    Fun and Festive

    “Every year, we end our giving campaign in a fun and festive way with a podcast marathon,” says Fr. Roderick Vonhogen, CEO of SQPN. “We are still about $7000 short of the amount we raised last year. Hopefully, people will help us to meet our goal so we can continue to evangelize with new media. As a non profit organization, we completely rely on donations from our listeners.”

    SQPN was founded to answer blessed John Paul II’s appeal to Catholics to use new media and the internet for the new evangelization. With over a quarter of a million downloads each month, the organization has been able to reach tens of thousands of mostly young people all over the world.

    Reach

    This year, Fr. Roderick hopes not only to continue the existing initiatives, but also to substantially expand SQPN’s reach by building a new studio and by hiring extra people to help with the production of new programs.

    “However, to expand our work and build a new production studio, we would need an additional $40,000,” says Fr. Roderick. “It seems impossible, but we trust in God’s providence. If it’s His plan, He will somehow make it all work.”

    More information about how to support SQPN with a one time gift or a recurring donation is available on SQPN.com/donate.

     

    • Daniel 9:36 am on April 12, 2012 Permalink | Reply

      Fr. Roderick, Is the schedule going to be posted on sqpn.com or one of the subsites?

  • Fr. Roderick 7:02 pm on April 7, 2012 Permalink | Reply  

    Join the 2012 SQPN Easter Egg Hunt 

    Happy and blessed Easter to all of you! Each day during this Easter week, we will hide a couple of Easter eggs on the SQPN websites.

    Each egg comes with a letter. Together, and in the right order, those letters will form a word. If you are able to guess the word, you can send it to info@sqpn.com before the end of Sunday, April 22 and we will pick a winner from the correct answers.

    The prize is a

    Follow us on Twitter (@sqpn) and on Facebook (link) for hints where these eggs are hidden. The hints are also posted below.

    Happy Easter Egg Hunt!

    HINTS:

    • Hint #1: one egg can be found on the main SQPN.com website (easy, right?)
    • Hint #2: the Easter bunny likes the weekend. Especially the Easter Weekend.
    • Hint #3: The Easter Bunny lives a healthy life :)
    • Hint #4: Do Hobbits celebrate Easter?
    • Hint #5: Once Upon an Easter Day..
    • Hint #6: Lots of rabbits and bunnies in Disney movies!
    • Hint #7: This Belgian reporter and his dog are always looking for clues..
    • Hint #8: Where would you hide Easter eggs in Middle-earth?
    • Hint #9: Only an insider will find all the eggs..
    • Hint #10: Give that Easter Bunny a Break!
     

    • Peter Sullivan 11:51 pm on April 9, 2012 Permalink | Reply

      Hi Father,

      I’m not entirely sure if this is the best place to post a suggestion to you but last night there was an Easter debate over here in Australia between George Pell and Richard Dawkins. It was quite a fair debate with the odd wild eyed look from Professor Dawkins thrown in…

      Anyway here’s the link. The debate was aired on our national broadcasting network the ABC (Australian Broadcast Channel, or something like that!). The show itself is named Q&A and is normally political and quite good. Most importantly I think it’s great that we live in a democracy where these things can take place.

      http://www.abc.net.au/iview/#/program/921568

      Yours Sincerely,

      Peter Sullivan :-)

  • Fr. Roderick 6:42 pm on April 7, 2012 Permalink | Reply
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    Gnarly Easter Bunnies 

    Happy Easter to all our listeners! May the Light of Christ’s Resurrection shine on you and on your loved ones and fill you with joy!

    Maria, Steve and Fr. Roderick recorded a special Easter episode of Catholic Weekend! As usual, we talk about a million things and this time, we are getting some trouble from a gnarly Easter bunny :)

    Click on the player to listen or go to http://catholicweekend.sqpn.com to subscribe!

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  • Fr. Roderick 6:27 pm on April 7, 2012 Permalink | Reply  

    Resurrection Special: Our Resurrection & the Fate of the World 

    Jimmy Akin recorded a special Resurrection Special of his podcast with the title “Our Resurrection & the Fate of the World”. Listen by clicking the player or go to http://jimmyakinpodcast.com to subscribe!

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  • Fr. Roderick 5:45 pm on April 2, 2012 Permalink | Reply  

    How Do You Remember John Paul II? 

    Blessed Pope John Paul II died 7 years ago on April 2, 2005. What did he mean to you? How do you remember him? Share your thoughts in the comments.

     

    • Steve 7:15 pm on April 7, 2012 Permalink | Reply

      I was in San Francisco when JPII visited and had mass at Mission Dolores, it was there that he embraced Brendan O’Rourke, a child with aids. It was not like today, there was still so much fear about contacting aids through even casual contact at that time. His embrace of Brendan was a very strong and beautiful moment. At a time when other Christian leaders were blaming people with aids for being ill, JPII went out of his way to minister to and touch the victims of the this terrible disease. Here is a ppciture http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?f=/c/a/2005/04/03/MNG74C2GK21.DTL&object=%2Fc%2Fpictures%2F2005%2F04%2F03%2Fmn_3316441.jpg

    • Jeff Fellmeth 7:48 am on April 6, 2012 Permalink | Reply

      JP II had been the Pope just over a year when we were married. For our first 25 years of marriage he was THE representative of our faith for me, my wife & our 4 children. His impact on my faith started at our wedding with the gift of a Papal Blessing and continued through our years of raising our children to our years presenting Marriage Encounter Weekends. His biggest impact, however, was one simple phrase JP II is famous for. “Be Not Afraid!”

    • Loren 7:00 am on April 3, 2012 Permalink | Reply

      What can I say about this genuinely holy servant of God? I don’t think I could ever say enough. But I am deeply thankful what God has accomplished through what he has done. Pray for us Blessed Pope John Paul II. Amen.

      • Dan Hyatt 10:55 pm on April 5, 2012 Permalink | Reply

        My fondest memory of JPII was back in October of ’96, being on a tour group with my home parish on a two week vacation/tour of Italy. Our pastor was able to get us into the Vatican for an early morning Mass at the Tomb of St. Peter’s under the main altar with our local Archbishop/Cardinal. Then, later on in the day, we stood by the obelisque in the middle of the square to hear the Pope deliver messages to pilgrims, and the first language we heard him speak was English, and speaking to our group! Totally amazing!! God Bless him!!

  • Fr. Roderick 4:41 pm on April 2, 2012 Permalink | Reply  

    The Night the Pope Died 

    On April 2, 2005, Pope John Paul II died. I was in Rome when it happened, and I went over to Saint Peter’s Square to record a podcast at that historic moment in the history of the Church. You can go back in time and relive those extraordinary events by listening to the Catholic Insider episodes recorded seven years ago:

    CI#20 – Pope John Paul II is Close to Death
    CI#21 – Pope’s Condition Quickly Deteriorating – Live Report from Rome
    CI#22 – Farewell to Pope John Paul II – Live from Saint Peter’s Square
    CI#23 – Waiting for the Inevitable – Live Report from the Vatican
    CI#24 – The Pope has Died
    CI#25 – The Night the Pope Died

    The links will open a new window in your browser in which you can play each episode.

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    • Dan Hyatt 11:05 pm on April 5, 2012 Permalink | Reply

      To Fr.: This is the first time I’ve ever listened to these recordings! VERY emotional! I remember spending time at my church keeping vigil by the Blessed Sacrament within the 48 hours of his passing, then staying up to watch the funeral Mass in Rome in the days that followed. Brought back many memories. . . . no more tears for him, only prayers to him to relay to Jesus for the rest of us. Thanks again Fr. R., for all you and SQPN do. “May God, who has begun this good work in you, bring it to fulfillment!!”

      • Richard Emblem 5:04 pm on April 7, 2012 Permalink | Reply

        Fr. Roderick, I can hardly believe that it was 7 years ago that you made those podcasts. They were brilliant and you have gone on to great things in new media ever since.
        I think JP2 has been praying for you.

  • Fr. Roderick 4:59 pm on March 31, 2012 Permalink | Reply  

    Pope Benedict XVI in Cuba 

    Photo credit: Osservatore Romano

     

    Catholic Weekend looks back on the Papal visit to Cuba with Maria Johnson, William Newton, Stephanie Weak and Fr. Roderick. Click on the player to listen to this week’s show!

    Click here to visit the Catholic Weekend website!

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  • Fr. Roderick 3:12 pm on March 28, 2012 Permalink | Reply  

    Fr. Roderick reviews ‘The Hunger Games’ 

    The movie ‘The Hunger Games” is on its way to break a lot of box office records. Fr. Roderick reviews the movie in his latest episode of The Break. Click on the player to listen or click here to subscribe!

    Have you seen the movie? What did you think?

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    • Christine 10:44 am on April 3, 2012 Permalink | Reply

      I have read “The Hunger Games” and loved the books. I am going to see the movie as soon as I can. If you enjoyed those books, trying reading the author’s series for slightly younger kids, “Gregor the Overlander”. Some similar themes – greed, war, power, and society, but not quite as gruesome. I loved both series and have a great deal of respect for any author can that write exciting stories that are, at the same time, very deep and thought-provoking.

  • Fr. Roderick 4:19 am on March 20, 2012 Permalink | Reply
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    Bishops, Billboards and Baptists 


    Our newest SQPN affiliate podcast, Station 15, explores the role of bishops in industrial disputes, Jesus’ ability to heal diseases and the Pope’s upcoming trip to Cuba, not to mention one of the most frivolous court cases you might ever hear about!

    Listen to the episode by clicking on the player or go here to listen to more podcasts and to subscribe!

     

  • Fr. Roderick 11:32 am on March 18, 2012 Permalink | Reply
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    Happy Laetare Sunday! 

    Laetare Jerusalem: et conventum facite omnes qui diligitis eam: gaudete cum laetitia, qui in tristitia fuistis: ut exsultetis,et satiemini ab uberibus consolationis vestrae. Laetatus sum in his quae dicta sunt mihi: in domum Domini ibimus.

    Rejoice, O Jerusalem: and come together all you that love her: rejoice with joy, you that have been in sorrow: that you may exult, and be filled from the breasts of your consolation. I rejoiced when they said to me: “we shall go to God’s House!

    What is for you a reason to rejoice today?

     

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